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Source: Live Mint Bank of Baroda has revised its tariff and a range of other features including access to airport lounges for its credit cards with effect from Jan 1, 2025. The bank released a statement which says that the access to domestic airport lounges will be based on a minimum eligible spend in the…
Source: Bitcoinist The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has submitted a proposed rule change aimed at allowing the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) and the Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust (EZET) to stake their ETH holdings. This proposal is particularly noteworthy because it seeks to enable the trusts to earn rewards on their staked ETH while ensuring…
Source: Bitcoinist Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3, has released an analysis of recent amendments to El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law, casting new light on whether Bitcoin remains legal tender in the country. While the Salvadoran government has repeatedly assured that “everything is awesome,” Mow urges caution, noting that the revisions both preserve Bitcoin’s legal tender status…
Source: Bitcoinist Google’s ready to upgrade its AI toolbox. CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company would be making a small investment in its capital expenditures category. Nothing much, really. Just $75B. And while he didn’t break down exactly how much would go towards Google’s AI efforts, it’s clear that a lot of that figure…
Source: Bitcoinist On-chain data suggests developments in these two Litecoin indicators could explain why the cryptocurrency has seen its latest price surge. Litecoin Volume & Social Dominance Have Surged Recently In a new post on X, the on-chain analytics firm Santiment has discussed about how the underlying metrics of Litecoin have looked during the latest…
Source: Live Mint The Bombay High Court has granted interim relief to singer Arijit Singh in his copyright suit against artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and others for violating his personality rights. Justice RI Chagla noted that Singh’s name, voice, image, likeness, persona and other traits are protectable under his personality rights and right to publicity….
Source: Live Mint Between April and September 2024, 18,461 frauds were reported, involving a staggering ₹21,367 crore—an eightfold jump compared to ₹2,623 crore last year. The number of cases, too, has surged by nearly 28%. Beneath these numbers lies a growing threat that financial institutions are struggling to counter: sophisticated fraud in loan applications. Digital…
Source: Live Mint As the world awaits the US Fed Meeting Outcome, the precious yellow metal Gold hit a fresh all-time high at ₹83,750 per 10 grams in Delhi on Wednesday, January 29. According to the All India Sarafa Association, cited by the news agency PTI, this new high is attributed to heavy buying from…
Source: The Verge A common reader request I get goes something like this: what should I buy if I don’t want a smartwatch but want basic fitness tracking? When I suggest alternatives like budget fitness bands or smart rings, I get an unsure hmm and a displeased scrunch of the nose. After a few more…
Source: Coin Tegraph Concerns about Europe’s upcoming MiCA regulations and Vitalik Buterin’s plans to make Ethereum more efficient were the main focus of crypto investors this week. Read Full Article
